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Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of ;llfiassachlisettsy have invented certain Im.- 'proveinenrs in Rocking for Decorating, of rwhich the following is n specifieetiont,A

" Thisinventionihas for its ,object .to provide an improved ruching for decorating rooms,

pillarsfnnd arches,.coinposed of paper, and

'curing nntumlevergreen,mnterialto o. cord orwrone..

. llytinivention consists in a ruchingfor deco- ,Q i french section bein'gcoinposed .of a `number of supernosed sheets of.tiss1iepaper.cnt partly. l .nerossiironione or )oo thcdges into ynztrrowiilia@ f fyzrrinents, `which form` fringes', and are connectedv endhelilninpiuee by theiincut portionoftiiev. peper, said/filaments being opened, onu-amil' eiatusedyto project i-n alli directions, so to cover the uncut portions of the paper, and,y o 5 ,gir ethernclrin il niiy 4appearance, l i ke ropel .e'e12grcn.1 i, flu y.tire nccoinpnnying drawings, forznngbr n part of this application, Figilirelh yrepresentsn sidevjiew ol' n single length of iny in'iproved 'fu'chiiig` inonnnlinished condition, showing the paper cut into iilnnientsi'roiirboth edges,

leaving n uneutportienin .theeenteia nFig., 2 represents nn end `lieu' of the saine.MF- ,igg.'y`

3 represents n side View showing two sections or pieces oi' the cntpnper toforin the ruching, connected hy a, tape stitched to the uncut portions'ol' both sections. Fig. -i represents an end Viewl oi' tliei'orni shown, in .Fig-fi. llig. 5 niso represents nn end View ofthe forni shown 3 in Fie. 3 but with the iihimenls o cned out 1+ c 1 to show the bushy circular contou r of the ruching. Figs. G and 7 represent, respectively, side zuid end views of d inodiiication. Fig. 8 represents :in end View of the suine with the iilaments opened ont; and Fig. [l is n view et' the ruche or article complete.

The saine letters of reference rel'er to the suine parts in ali the figures.

in carrying` cnt my invention i ninke :i see o Lion el' ruching, A, composed eiser-:ral folds or strips ol' sheets @tissue-peper, tl1emiui'ber of sheetsheing preferably about twelve, ul-

fnornsfor Bos'ron. yMAssAereesiirifs' 'SPECIFICATION 'forming part of Lettera APatent No.336,149 dated February,16,#1885` I w i y Y l Afinliention' (lied February 21, 1851. ,Serial No. 26,697.l (Modem n v adapted for use chieliy as n substitute for the 'welllknown'decornting material made by senti-ng; composed oi'sections conneeteilrtogether PATENT @me though a greater or less numbemneyine ein.

ployed. I cut these strips transversely; from1 one or both edges into narrow lernents, b, leaving an uncut portion, vreuwhielg connects ruching or,l gnrlnndtriinning, To complete ythe ruching, the filaments bore v1openedout o r caused rto1 stand outirregnharh/ in if usi .factions fis-Shown inFig-r=nearlx-0 eww concealing the,uncutmort-.Qn 'of 'the paper at .both-sides, andfgiving theiruciiingl, lbushy or fluffy effect., fsol-newh rio-resembling roned evergreen A `modification.*is 4shoyvnr iniigst ,6, M nd .8 in which ythesectioh A5 is,ceqitraiiyifnlded before being cut, A the cutting einggfromggone edge only of the ninnifoldstrp th is, folded. y `This form in ay'be .considerll es .equivnlentto one-hnlf thefqrnrshojivn,in ;Lifgs, l, 4,'. fingd o, and when itis. nsedthe, h section A Anre siiiltnb ,b s end to .form suitable lengthsof connection linvingsutlioient therncliiin;'to li'eloon'rri o c lcr festoens from oneI feint o other in decorntingii moin or building.

The sections are grfe'lernhly secured to gether by the tape d, which is stitched to the sections, ns above rlescriheihthe tape being the best connecting medium that I nin nt present aware 0i'. I do notlinit myself, however, to the use of the tape, as the sections muy be secure". together-by wire staples or i'nstennigs, similar t0 those used in binding sheets of pn.- per together-in b0ok-i`orrn, or by othersnitnble means.

and pleasing ei'ieet, and is admirably zulnpted for the decoration of walls, pillars, iii-ches, t-c. \Vhen made of green tissue-paper, its eii'eet as un evergreen decoration is soit, pleasing, und aesthetic, and innch superior' le that ci' the natural roped evergreen :ibove referred to;

all the filaments and keeps them. ui*pli-roert` The Figx, the .tape being'stitchedtoillthestrips to secure them jtogether and f strengthen ithe- This improved rnching gives n very rich lOJ 'una meesteres tte aumenti advantage overth'e las'tLna'ined decoration of being less .expensive in most large cities at least, and

much more durable, and in addition is lighter, cleaner, and moreprea'dily handled, and will not crumble when removed. 4' It .isv well known that the natural 'evergreen A'soon Withers and fades, and is so brittle that 'bits of it are constantly falling. vThese objections, it ,isi obvious, are not met with in my f improved ru,ching,and the latter may be kept indefinitely, and used on many ditl'crent occasions. i -I am aware that strips of paperbavebeen superposed and out partly across into. filaments and bound upon a stick or handle to ,forni dster or brush; but such strips have not beeneonnected end to end to form a strip i of indeiinite lengthwith the filaments opened 2o' out to .give the green-like effect.

I j I am also aware that apparel-trimming hasbeen made by superposing strips of ribbon or other textile fabric, and fraying the edges ofthe strips to convert the' ends of the warpthread's into fringes resembling fur or do'vvn. Such trimming, however, is not adapted for use. on alarge scale for the decoration of rooms, be- 'cause of its cost, and also of the fact that it 30 yments of its fringes being too fiuef-unlike my 1 lr'uching, which has comparatively coarse iilanient-s produced by cutting the tissue paper. [Iam also aware that strips of 4paper have been secured between two twistedwires to form a ruching for decorating purposes; but

Q and release the paper. In view of the above l do not of the above-named vinventions, my invention .being superior to either's e ruching for decorating, not only in appearance, but in case of manufacture and durability.

in this device the wires vare liable to uutwist I c laim-l` l f 1. The fringed ruching or garland tri-n1 ming consisting of numerous strips unfolds of ,strip a. massive, roped, ever-` .does not resemble roped evergreen, the filae" V claim either' paper-l.; secured together by stitches ands strengthening strand or tape, and out nearly across from` their edges into iilaineni,form-` ing fringe, which is raised, opened, and spi-end. 5o into' a light iiuiiy form, .producing a full, bushy, and feathery eect, as described.

rative purposes, the ruching or garland trimhaving their edges cut into filameutsor fringe, the folds and different lengths thereof being united together into suitable len tbs, and han;l g ing the cutlilaments opened an spreadA into as described. y L l 3. The herein-described processof muuu-v facturin'g the fringed ruching. or 'garland trimming, which consists in cutting manifold then cutting the folds into filaments, 8o t0 leave a longitudinal uncut portion, securing the foldsgmd different lengths thereof together,

aluiy rfeathery rounded' appearance. 4`. `The method hereiny described of producing a ruching of paper, .consisting of Arst 5 cutting the required number of 'sheets ot' paper ber of saidstrips, then vcutting the combined strip's into filaments to near thjeir center. then uniting'the sections formed ifi-he strips-by "means of stitching' them to flexible material,

give the same a' tluly or. feathery appearance f scribed. l

* In-testimonywhercof I'havesigned my nametothi's specification, in the presenceof 8 5 two subscribing. witnesses, this 18th .day of February, A D. 188l 1 .1. A-

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.' Witnessesi- Sartre, '0.1F.. Baowsl l 2. As a new article of manufacture, for deco v ming eomposedof manifold strips of paper 5,5l

abushy or fluiy'form to produce a gerund,

sheets ofpaperinto strips of the desired width,

.then opening. and spreading larnents of the fringed portion, whereby the ruching is'glve lix 7o v into'numerous strips, then suprpo'siugu num- 75,

such as fabric, Aand then .loening them to 8o until `it approaches a' circular forni, as de 

